(134340) Pluto
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Opposition	22 Jul 2024	14.9	35.061 AU	34.046 AU	20h13m	-23°10'	176.7°	0.1°
Today	27 Jul 2024	15.0	35.064 AU	34.052 AU	20h13m	-23°12'	175.1°	0.1°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of Pluto are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.2466804
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 39.4528021
            i (Inclination)                 : 17.15619
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 110.32302
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 113.97335
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 50.10875
            Epoch                           : 2024 Mar 31

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 45.27929
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 15.63637
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 247.81            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes. A more printer-friendly version of the same chart can be found below.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2024-07-27 00:00 UT   20 13 32.3   -23 12 32    34.052   35.064  175.1    0.1    36   15.0 
2024-07-27 13:09 UT   20 13 29.1   -23 12 45    34.053   35.064  174.7    0.2    40   15.0 
2024-07-28 00:00 UT   20 13 26.4   -23 12 56    34.054   35.064  174.3    0.2    43   15.0 
2024-07-29 00:00 UT   20 13 20.5   -23 13 19    34.056   35.065  173.5    0.2    48   15.0 
2024-07-30 00:00 UT   20 13 14.6   -23 13 42    34.059   35.066  172.6    0.2    51   15.0 
2024-07-31 00:00 UT   20 13 08.6   -23 14 05    34.061   35.066  171.7    0.2    54   15.0 
2024-08-01 00:00 UT   20 13 02.8   -23 14 27    34.065   35.067  170.8    0.3    57   15.0 
2024-08-02 00:00 UT   20 12 56.9   -23 14 50    34.068   35.068  169.9    0.3    59   15.0 
2024-08-03 00:00 UT   20 12 51.0   -23 15 12    34.072   35.068  169.0    0.3    61   15.0 
2024-08-04 00:00 UT   20 12 45.2   -23 15 34    34.076   35.069  168.0    0.3    62   15.0 
2024-08-05 00:00 UT   20 12 39.4   -23 15 56    34.080   35.070  167.1    0.4    63   15.0 
2024-08-06 00:00 UT   20 12 33.6   -23 16 18    34.085   35.070  166.1    0.4    64   15.0 
2024-08-07 00:00 UT   20 12 27.8   -23 16 40    34.090   35.071  165.2    0.4    65   15.0 
2024-08-08 00:00 UT   20 12 22.1   -23 17 01    34.095   35.072  164.2    0.5    66   15.0 
2024-08-09 00:00 UT   20 12 16.4   -23 17 22    34.100   35.072  163.3    0.5    67   15.0 
2024-08-10 00:00 UT   20 12 10.8   -23 17 43    34.106   35.073  162.3    0.5    67   15.0 
2024-08-11 00:00 UT   20 12 05.2   -23 18 04    34.112   35.074  161.3    0.5    68   15.0 
2024-08-12 00:00 UT   20 11 59.6   -23 18 24    34.118   35.075  160.4    0.6    68   15.0 
2024-08-13 00:00 UT   20 11 54.1   -23 18 44    34.125   35.075  159.4    0.6    69   15.0 
2024-08-14 00:00 UT   20 11 48.6   -23 19 04    34.132   35.076  158.4    0.6    69   15.0 
2024-08-15 00:00 UT   20 11 43.1   -23 19 24    34.139   35.077  157.4    0.6    70   15.0 
2024-08-16 00:00 UT   20 11 37.7   -23 19 44    34.146   35.077  156.5    0.7    70   15.0 
2024-08-17 00:00 UT   20 11 32.4   -23 20 03    34.154   35.078  155.5    0.7    70   15.0 
2024-08-18 00:00 UT   20 11 27.1   -23 20 22    34.162   35.079  154.5    0.7    71   15.0 
2024-08-19 00:00 UT   20 11 21.8   -23 20 40    34.170   35.079  153.6    0.7    71   15.1 
2024-08-20 00:00 UT   20 11 16.6   -23 20 59    34.179   35.080  152.6    0.8    71   15.1 
2024-08-21 00:00 UT   20 11 11.5   -23 21 17    34.187   35.081  151.6    0.8    71   15.1 
2024-08-22 00:00 UT   20 11 06.4   -23 21 35    34.196   35.081  150.6    0.8    72   15.1 
2024-08-23 00:00 UT   20 11 01.4   -23 21 52    34.205   35.082  149.7    0.8    72   15.1 
2024-08-24 00:00 UT   20 10 56.5   -23 22 10    34.215   35.083  148.7    0.9    72   15.1 
2024-08-25 00:00 UT   20 10 51.6   -23 22 27    34.225   35.083  147.7    0.9    72   15.1 
2024-08-26 00:00 UT   20 10 46.8   -23 22 43    34.235   35.084  146.7    0.9    73   15.1 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.